Having Kids Around Might Shield You From Severe COVID: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Folks with young kids at home may be less likely than others to develop severe COVID-19, a new study suggests.Children bring home colds from day care and school and give them to their parents, and it’s thought …
Learn MoreTough to Get Your Kid to Take Medicine? An Expert Offers Tips
SUNDAY, July 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes it’s difficult for parents to get their child to take necessary medication.One expert who spends part of her workday guiding parents through this challenge offers some suggestions to make the ordeal …
Learn MoreMany Parents Do Not Recognize Impact of Screen Time on Eye Health
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Only half of parents recognize that screen time has a major impact on their child’s eye health, according to the results of a survey released by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’…
Learn MoreParental Leave Does Not Impact Residents’ Subsequent Board Scores
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taking extended leave during residency for parental or medical leave does not appear to impact subsequent board scores, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Physical M…
Learn MoreLas muertes por armas de fuego aumentaron en un 30 por ciento entre los niños de EE. UU. en una década
MARTES, 26 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un desalentador nuevo análisis encuentra que las probabilidades de que los jóvenes estadounidenses mueran como resultado de violencia con armas de fuego aumentaron en un 30 por ciento en la última década…
Learn MoreLas tasas de obesidad siguen en aumento entre los niños y adolescentes de EE. UU.
LUNES, 25 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez en la historia, más de 1 de cada 5 niños de EE. UU. son obesos.Entre 2011 y 2012, y de nuevo entre 2017 y 2020, las tasas de obesidad aumentaron entre los niños de 2 a 5 años, además de en…
Learn MoreUnos factores del vecindario podrían aumentar el riesgo de asma de un niño
LUNES, 25 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Se sabe que los niños de los barrios marginados tienen un riesgo más alto de sufrir un asma sin controlar. Ahora, una nueva investigación sugiere que el crimen violento y el bajo rendimiento escolar podrí…
Learn MoreLess Than Half of Parents Plan to Get COVID Vaccine for Youngest Kids
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents have had to wait a long time to have access to a COVID-19 vaccine for their kids under the age of 5, but a new survey shows many still won’t get a shot for their children. About 43% of U.S. parents of…
Learn MoreGun Deaths Rose 30% Among U.S. Kids in a Decade
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A grim new analysis finds that American youth became 30% more likely to die as a result of gun violence over the past decade.The jump in risk appears to have been largely driven by big spikes in gun-related s…
Learn MoreObesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the first time ever, more than 1 in 5 American kids is obese.From 2011 to 2012 and again from 2017 to 2020, rates of obesity rose for kids between 2 and 5 years of age as well as 12- to 19-year-olds, a new…
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